The Latest Breaking News from European Union

France's public debt is very much in the spotlight. The country's recently appointed prime minister, Michel Barnier, calls it a "sword of Damocles" hanging over future generations. Indeed, for many countries, paying interest on the national debt deprives them of investing in education, healthcare, research and so on. Similar debates…

France has multiplied its diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the growing conflict in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, but the influence it wields in its former protectorate has declined dramatically in recent years. RFI looks at how France lost its clout.

EU countries vote to impose duties on Chinese electric vehicle imports amid trade disputes. Ongoing negotiations with China crucial for future trade relations.

The European Court of Justice ruling came down on Diarra’s side following a decade-long dispute

Plus: Longshoremen are ending their strike, the E.U. will impose huge new tariffs, and more...

Ireland's data watchdog said Friday it will probe whether budget airline Ryanair's use of facial recognition to check the identity of customers booking through third-party websites violates EU privacy laws.

Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industry

EU court rules against Meta using external data for personalized advertising, impacting social media data handling in the EU.

European Union countries have voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continue between Brussels and Beijing to end the standoff before an end-of-October deadline